Gekhman is co-owner of Chevy Chase Ballroom & DanceSport Center, a studio teaching social and competitive ballroom dancing for kids and adults in the Washington metropolitan area. In May, the business donated over $4,000 toward the Japanese earthquake relief. Gekhman is also one of the studio’s many professional dancers, with several awards, including Blackpool, U.K., International Rising Star Standard finalist and World Professional Classic Show Dance Vice-Champion. Is philanthropy something your business practices often?

We have clothing drives and donate services and dance lessons to different schools — all in the Chevy Chase area, both public and private — and to organizations like cancer resource centers.